A History of Assam c10.10

c10.10

He moved his capital from Chikangrām to Koch Bihār, where he built a fine city. He made his brother Sisu, or Sib Singh, Jubrāj, and appointed twelve ministers of State from the twelve chief families of the Meches. He took a census of his subjects. He is said to have found that the number of able-bodied men capable of bearing arms was 5,225,000, but this is clearly an exaggeration. He divided off the people under various officers, viz., Thakurias over 20 men, Saikias over 100, Hazāris over 1,000, Umras over 3,000 and Nawābs over 60,000. He is said to have possessed a large number of elephants, horses, asses, buffaloes and camels. He married a number of wives by whom he had eighteen sons, including Malla Deb, Sukladhvaj, Nar Singh and Gosāin Kamal.